Environment

There are hundreds of crucial political, environmental and civil rights issues facing our planet. The most important of them all is climate change, because green house gases are transforming the delicate balance in our atmosphere that sustains life as we know it. Without reliable water, and thriving plant and animal life we, even in the west, will experience extreme food shortages. Without food and water to sustain us, these other issues are moot.
~ Roedy (born: 1948-02-04 age: 62)


	Why No Action?	Why there is no action on climate change and why there are so many people spreading disinformation. 2010-03-18

	Environmental Glossary	A glossary of terms you will hear in environmental discussions, particularly global warming. 2010-02-22

	Kyoto Accord	Why we should ratify the Kyoto Accord on greenhouse gas emissions. 2010-03-16

	Energy and Climate Change	Energy and Climate Change: A Sustainable Future?. Global warming, the end of oil, future energy sources. A partially-completed transcription of a talk by Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon with a link to the video. 2010-02-22

	Electric Bikes	Electric-assist bicycles 2010-03-02

	Ancient Forests	Preserving the Primeval Forests. 2010-03-02

	Going Carless	Why you don’t want a car. 2010-03-02

	Extinction	Some musings on when and how man will go extinct. 2010-02-22

	Overpopulation	Overpopulation, the problem and what has to be done. 2010-02-26

	An Ehouse	A design for an ecological, energy-efficient, earthquake-resistant house. 2010-03-02

	Are You An Environmental Pig?	Are you part of the solution or part of the problem. Are you an environmental pig? Check yourself out. 2010-02-22

Vandalism	Environmental Vandalism	There are two kinds of environmental vandalism: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 vandalism are actions that deliberately and needlessly damage the environment. Type-2 vandalism are the retaliatory actions of eco-terrorists against type-1 vandals. 2010-02-22

Idiots	The Idiot Response	How and Why Humans respond like idiots to global problems. 2010-02-22

	Greenpeace	One of the first environmental action movements. I have been helping them since 1968. I can vouch they are good people. One thing you can do to help is put Greenpeace banners on your website. If you don’t like them, there are older ones too.

	David Suzuki	I have known the people at the David Suzkuki foundation, including David’s wife Tara, since 1961. I can vouch they are good people.

	Western Canada Wilderness Committee	I have known the people at at the WCWC since 1985. I can vouch they are good people. They work primarly to save BC’s old growth forests. You might consider sending them your $100 carbon reduction goverment giveaway cheque. You will problably get more carbon sequestered that way than any other way you could spend it.

	Feedback	Read feedback from readers of the environment section. If you don’t want your message and my reply publicly posted, please let me know. 2010-02-22

We have a vicious circle. As the arctic ice melts from global warming, oil companies extract more oil from the arctic. When the oil burns, it releases CO₂ which melts the ice further. The oil companies lobby for this as a Good Thing™, (short term profit) even though it means megadeaths for the next generation. Not even pea-brained birds or alligators are that casual with the lives of the next generation.
~ Roedy (born: 1948-02-04 age: 62)

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